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Day four in the US

7 April 2017

Thursday is the fourth day of the First Minister’s trip and her second in New York. It might have also been her busiest one yet!

She started by visiting New York University TISCH School of the Arts to meet students from Scottish Ballet who are on an American exchange thanks to Scottish Government funding.

 

Scottish Ballet Youth Exchange Performance at NYU

 

During the visit, she toured the school and was treated to a performance by the students, who also gifted the First Minister a beautiful tartan wrap.

 

Scottish Ballet Youth Exchange Performance at NYU

 

She then went to visit the American arm of Scottish firm Aberdeen Asset Management where she formally opened a new section of their New York office.

 

Celebrating #NationalTartanDay & our new floor in our NY office, we were honored to host the First Minister of Scotland, @NicolaSturgeon pic.twitter.com/PNGZqzTxK1

— Aberdeen Asset US (@AberdeenAssetUS) April 6, 2017

The First Minister also welcomed plans by Marriott International to open seven new hotels in Scotland and grow the number of rooms in Scotland by almost 75 per cent.

 

During a meeting at the company’s Smarthub, she met Kevin Montano, Senior Vice President, and Sarah Doyle, Director, Global Brand Manager, to discuss their intention to grow in Scotland over the next four years due to their confidence in Scotland’s strong economy and tourism sectors.

 

Marriott Announcement

 

The First Minister also spoke at the Women in the World conference.

 

During a Q&A session with journalist Tina Brown, the First Minister discussed issues such as gender equality, climate change, and a second independence referendum.

.@NicolaSturgeon to little girls "Don't think that just because inwardly you might be terrified that you shouldn't do it" #WITW

— Women in the World (@WomenintheWorld) April 6, 2017

After her speech, the First Minister had a very special meeting…

 

Snapshot of a real power couple! With @NicolaSturgeon and @HillaryClinton #WITW pic.twitter.com/NqnDJtxylq

— Tina Brown (@TinaBrownLM) April 6, 2017

 

Tomorrow, the First Minister will be at the Carnegie Hall to make a tourism-related announcement and visiting Flatiron, a digital skills academy, before flying home to Scotland.

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FM @NicolaSturgeon met representatives from the education sector to thank them for their efforts during the pandemic. Even though the group works across very different areas they all agreed that among the challenges there has been a lot to celebrate in the last 12 months 👏 pic.twitter.com/LgoeKULJpZ

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A year on from the publication of the Care Review, First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has reaffirmed her commitment to delivering the changes needed to improve the lives of care experienced people #KeepThePromise pic.twitter.com/1y9gOn3HXf

Scotland is committed to ensuring that we use the full potential of the Coalition to deliver ambitious and deliverable plans for a just transition to net zero. We must work together to address the climate crisis and build a greener, fairer and more equal world. pic.twitter.com/hXFnBw0THV

First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has spoken to Minister-President Kretschmann from @RegierungBW to discuss the handover of the European co-chair of the #Under2Coalition from Baden-Württemberg to Scotland as well as a number of other shared priorities. pic.twitter.com/8OqDPpmu6f

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FM @NicolaSturgeon has met the National Advisory Council on Women and Girls to discuss the latest @NACWGScot report into tackling gender inequality in Scotland. Check out the full report bit.ly/2020NACWGReport #GenerationEqual pic.twitter.com/adbqX3gNuw

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